Aircraft Manuals

[DauntlessDriver546]

I think it's time that I start contributing with something important besides videos.

I'm going to start making manuals for any add-on aircraft that do NOT have manuals you can bring up while in the game... nothing frustrates me more than to bring up my checklist to see what my engine's warming temp should be... only to find a blank piece of paper.

Can someone help me find some websites or whatever that will :help: me find some manuals for aircraft? I'd really appreciate it!

I say this because I'm trying to fly my Ki-44 as accurately as possible, and there is no manual, so I don't know if I've overheated or exceeded limits or whatnot...

[R C CAWTE]

Hey DD.Did your Ki 44 blow up????
No???
Then you didn,t exeed anything.Simple!!:ernae:

Now seriously,I will have a look on the weekend for some of the sites i,ve used in the past and get back to you.

[Jagdflieger]

DD,

Great idea on the manuals. I often research a plane's flight characteristics and technical details. It makes flying the plane more fun when you understand its capabilities and vices. I usually just go to the library and make a search there. If the library doesn't have the book on location, I'll order the book through an inter-library loan. It costs nothing and the book is usually transferred in less than a week.

I just ordered this book from Amazon. It is the old Ospery series republished. While they lack some in technical detail, they give a good overall view of the subject and have many good color plates of the different liveries.

[Fibber]

I found this, and in conjunction with Jags suggestion, I hope it helps.

http://yellowairplane.com/Books_n_Videos/Flight_manuals_Pilots_manuals.html

http://www.wingsandthingsmilitaria.com/books_and_manuals.htm

Also here is a list of ALL aircraft used in WW2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_World_War_II

Found this site for the B-24;
http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/Images/B-24/B24PCC.gif
http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/B-24_Stuff.html

Also here is the home addy for a site where you can FREELY look at the manuals for the birds sought. A lot of info on that page so read it carefully and have fun cruising the links.
http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/main.html#Anchor-Se-51746

Hope this helps you.

[Fibber]

Sorry DD, wrote Obio instead of your nom-de-guerre. NOTE TO SELF; Don't type from two screens .:confused: Confuses the brain.

[Fibber]

Came across a site that a lot of people here might be interested in. It contains FREE pilot instruction movies and info on Amerivcan WW2 aircraft as well as other info from the manuals. Neat site!:woot:
Here it is;
http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/main.html#Anchor-Se-51746

Have happy reading and viewing!:rapture:

[DauntlessDriver546]

Hey Fibber,

I toured the website, but they aren't letting me view the whole pilot's manual for the planes... just some charts... which I can use, BUT... ah well... still searching! :typing:

[DauntlessDriver546]

DD,

Great idea on the manuals.

Thanks Jagd, my plan is to kind of do what CFS-2 did with the original planes... I don't wanna get bogged down in the details... I'll put the essentials only on the checklist...

[Fibber]

That is a little weird because I was able to watch the videos and read some of the specs on the planes myself. What planes/material are you looking for and maybe I can download and forward to you.

[Stirlitz]

For anyone interested in FREE pilots's notes, flight operating manuals and the like in pdf, here are a few websites worth visiting.

1/
http://aafcollection.info/
Click "View Items" and enjoy
Personally I recommend
Pilot Training Manual for P-38
Pilots' Information File
Navigators' Information File

2/
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/other-mechanical-systems-tech/
MANUALS GALORE!!! And I mean it :)
BTW search the entire section
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/technical/
as there are lots of other goodies, e.g. performance/tactical trial reports etc.

3/
http://www.tailwheel.nl/
Use the menu bar and download whatever you want

4/
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/
I think Blue Devil has already recommended this website. If you haven't been there before, shame on you ;)

Regards